Friday, May 18, 2012

Manifest Destiny 165 Years Later


The following figures reflect the amount (in acres and percentage of land) in the ten states with the greatest federal government ownership:

State                                  Government  Owned                     Percentage                                                                      
Alaska                                 171.8 million acres                            47.0% 
Nevada                                 56.1 million acres                            79.3%
California                             44.8 million acres                             44.7%
Utah                                     33.9 million acres                             64.3%
Idaho                                   33.0 million acres                              62.3%
Oregon                                31.8 million acres                              51.64%

Arizona                                31.3 million acres                              43.1%
Wyoming                            31.0 million acres                              50.0%
New Mexico                       26.2 million acres                              33.7%
Montana                             25.5 million acres                              27.3%
Washington                        12.0 million acres                              28.0% 

The following figures reflect the acreage and percentage of land controlled in the eleven states with the least government ownership:

State                                      Government Owned                Percentage
Iowa                                       29.6 thousand acres                    .08%
Delaware                                1.9 Thousand acres                    .15%
Connecticut                           6.9 thousand acres                     .22%
Rhode Island                          3.1 thousand acres                    .49%
New York                           196.6 thousand acres                    .64%
Kansas                                349.7 thousand acres                    .67%
Maine                                 193.2 thousand acres                    .97%
Nebraska                           514.9 thousand acres                  1.05%
Ohio                                   279.6 thousand acres                  1.07%
Massachusetts                   52.1 thousand acres                  1.04%
Texas                                     2.0 million acres                        1.19%

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